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This section includes 437 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
A railway passenger counts the telegraph poles on the rail road as he passes them. The telegraph poles are at a distance of 50 metres. What will be his count in 4 hours, if the speed of the train is 45 km per hour. |
| A. | 00 |
| B. | 500 |
| C. | 600 |
| D. | 000 |
| Answer» D. 000 | |
| 252. |
Two runner start running together for a certain distance, one at 5 km/h and another at 8 km/h. The former arrives one and half an hour before the latter. The distance in Km is : |
| A. | 2 km |
| B. | 0 km |
| C. | 5 km |
| D. | 6 km |
| Answer» C. 5 km | |
| 253. |
The ratio of speeds of A and B is 2 : 3 and therefore A takes 20 minutes more time than B. What is the ratio of time taken by A and B? |
| A. | : 3 |
| B. | : 5 |
| C. | : 2 |
| D. | : 5 |
| Answer» D. : 5 | |
| 254. |
Two persons A and B started from two different places towards each other. If the ratio of their speed be 3 : 5, then what is the ratio of distance covered by A and B respectively till the point of meeting? |
| A. | : 2 |
| B. | : 4 |
| C. | : 5 |
| D. | : 3 |
| Answer» D. : 3 | |
| 255. |
The speed of a bus is 72 km /hr. The distance covered by the bus in 5 seconds is : |
| A. | 00 metres |
| B. | 0 metres |
| C. | 0 metres |
| D. | 4.5 metres |
| Answer» B. 0 metres | |
| 256. |
Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 metres ahead of runner B and 18 metres ahead of runner C, in another race of same type runner B finished 8 metres ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. The length of the race is : |
| A. | 6 metres |
| B. | 8 metres |
| C. | 0 metres |
| D. | 2 metres |
| Answer» C. 0 metres | |
| 257. |
A train is 125 m long. If the train takes 30 sec to cross a tree by the railway line, then the speed of the train is : |
| A. | 4 km/hr |
| B. | 5 km/hr |
| C. | 6 km/hr |
| D. | 2 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 6 km/hr | |
| 258. |
A man travels for 5 hours 15 minutes. If he covers the first half of the journey at 60 km/h and rest at 45 km/h. Find the total distance travelled by him. |
| A. | 89 km |
| B. | 78 km |
| C. | 70 km |
| D. | $1028\frac{6}{7}$$km |
| Answer» D. $1028\frac{6}{7}$$km | |
| 259. |
A square playground measure 1127.6164 sq.m. If a man walks $$2\frac{9}{{20}}$$ m a minute, the time taken by him to walk one round around it is approximately : |
| A. | 0.82 minutes |
| B. | 4.82 minutes |
| C. | 4.62 minutes |
| D. | 0.62 minutes |
| Answer» C. 4.62 minutes | |
| 260. |
A train 100 m long is running at the speed of 30 km/hr. The time (in second) in which it passes a man standing near the railway line is : |
| A. | 0 seconds |
| B. | 1 seconds |
| C. | 2 seconds |
| D. | 5 seconds |
| Answer» D. 5 seconds | |
| 261. |
A is travellingat 72 km per hour on a highway while B is travelling at a speed of 25 mitres per second. What us the difference in their speeds in mitres per second ? |
| A. | $1\frac{1}{2}$$ m/sec |
| B. | m/sec |
| C. | m/sec |
| D. | m/sec |
| Answer» E. | |
| 262. |
A car travelling with $$\frac{5}{7}$$ of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hour 40 minute 48 second. Find the actual speed of the car. |
| A. | $17\frac{6}{7}\,$$ km/hr |
| B. | 5 km/hr |
| C. | 0 km/hr |
| D. | 5 km/hr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 263. |
A runs $$\frac{7}{4}$$ times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 300 m, how far must the winning post be if both A and B have to end the race at same time? |
| A. | 400 m |
| B. | 00 m |
| C. | 50 m |
| D. | 10 m |
| Answer» C. 50 m | |
| 264. |
A train met with an accident 120 km from station A. It completed the remaining journey at $$\frac{5}{6}$$ of its previous speed and reached 2 hour late at station B. Had the accident taken place 300 km further, it would have been only 1 hour late. What is the speed of the train? |
| A. | 00 km/h |
| B. | 2 km/h |
| C. | 0 km/h |
| D. | 0 km/h |
| Answer» D. 0 km/h | |
| 265. |
A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the current. The speed of the boat in still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are: |
| A. | , 5 km/h |
| B. | , 1.5 km/h |
| C. | , 5 km/h |
| D. | , 3 km/h |
| Answer» C. , 5 km/h | |
| 266. |
A boat covers 48 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 12 hours, while it covers 72 km upstream and 48 km downstream in 13 hours The speed of stream is : |
| A. | kmph |
| B. | .2 kmph |
| C. | .5 kmph |
| D. | kmph |
| Answer» B. .2 kmph | |
| 267. |
In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is: |
| A. | hour |
| B. | hours |
| C. | hours |
| D. | hours |
| Answer» B. hours | |
| 268. |
An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in $$1\frac{2}{3}$$ hours, it must travel at a speed of: |
| A. | 00 kmph |
| B. | 60 kmph |
| C. | 00 kmph |
| D. | 20 kmph |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
Karan and Arjun run a 100 metre race, where Karan beats Arjun by 10 metre. To do a favour to Arjun, Karan starts 10 metre behind the starting line in a second 100 race. They both run at their earlier speeds. Which of the following is true in connection with the race? |
| A. | aran and Arjun reach the finishing line simultaneously |
| B. | rjun beats Karan by 1 metre |
| C. | rjun beats Karan by 11 metre |
| D. | aran beats Arjun by 1 metre |
| E. | annot be said |
| Answer» E. annot be said | |
| 270. |
In a 1-kilometre race, A can beat B by 30 meters, while in a 500-meter race B can beat C by 25 meters. By how many meters will A beats C in a 100-meter race? |
| A. | 0.85 |
| B. | 0.25 |
| C. | 0.15 |
| D. | 0.03 |
| Answer» B. 0.25 | |
| 271. |
In a race of 200 meters, B can gives a start of 10 meters to A, and C can gives a start of 20 meters to B. The starts that C can gives to A, in the same race is: |
| A. | 0 meters |
| B. | 5 meters |
| C. | 9 meters |
| D. | 7 meters |
| Answer» D. 7 meters | |
| 272. |
In a 100m race, Kamal defeats Bimal by 5 seconds. If the speed of Kamal is 18 kmph, then the speed of Bimal is: |
| A. | 5.4 kmph |
| B. | 4.5 kmph |
| C. | 4.4 kmph |
| D. | 4 kmph |
| Answer» D. 4 kmph | |
| 273. |
A person can row $$7\frac{1}{2}$$ km an hour in still water. Finds that it takes twice the time to row upstream than the time to row downstream. The speed of the stream is: |
| A. | kmph |
| B. | .5 kmph |
| C. | kmph |
| D. | kmph |
| Answer» C. kmph | |
| 274. |
A man goes downstream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 10 kmph and 4 kmph respectively, the distance of the destination from the starting place is: |
| A. | 6 km |
| B. | 8 km |
| C. | 1 km |
| D. | 5 km |
| Answer» D. 5 km | |
| 275. |
A train travelling with a speed of 60 kmph catches another train travelling in the same direction and then leaves it 120 m behind in 18 seconds. The speed of the second train is |
| A. | 6 kmph |
| B. | 5 kmph |
| C. | 6 kmph |
| D. | 3 kmph |
| Answer» D. 3 kmph | |
| 276. |
In a race of 1000m, A can beat B by 100m. In a 400m, B beats C by 40m. In a race of 500m. A will beat C by |
| A. | 5m |
| B. | 0m |
| C. | 5m |
| D. | 0m |
| Answer» B. 0m | |
| 277. |
Running at $$\frac{5}{4}$$ of his usual speed, an athlete improves his timing by 5 minutes. The time he usually takes to run the same distance is: |
| A. | 0 min. |
| B. | 8 min. |
| C. | 5 min. |
| D. | 3 min. |
| Answer» D. 3 min. | |
| 278. |
A man covers half of his journey at 6 km/h and the remaining half at 3 km/h. His average speed is |
| A. | km/h |
| B. | .5 km/h |
| C. | km/h |
| D. | km/h |
| Answer» D. km/h | |
| 279. |
The speed of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. A takes 20 minutes more than B to reach a destination. Time in which A reach the destination? |
| A. | $1\frac{1}{3}$$ hours |
| B. | hours |
| C. | $2\frac{2}{3}$$ hours |
| D. | $1\frac{2}{3}$$ hours |
| Answer» B. hours | |
| 280. |
A, B and C start together from the same place to walk round a circular path of length 12km. A walks at the rate of 4 km/h, B 3 km/h and C $$\frac{3}{2}$$ km/h. They will meet together at the starting place at the end of: |
| A. | 0 hours |
| B. | 2 hours |
| C. | 5 hours |
| D. | 4 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 281. |
From two places, 60 km apart, A and B start towards each other at the same time and meet each other after 6 hour. If A traveled with $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of his speed and B traveled with double of his speed, they would have met after 5 hours. The speed of A is: |
| A. | km/h |
| B. | km/h |
| C. | 0 km/h |
| D. | 2 km/h |
| Answer» C. 0 km/h | |
| 282. |
A dog after traveling 50 km meets a swami who counsels him to go slower. He then proceeds at $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of his former speed and arrives at his destination 35 min late. Had the meeting occurred 24 km further the dog would have reached its destination 25 min late. The speed of dog is: |
| A. | 8 kmph |
| B. | 6 kmph |
| C. | 4 kmph |
| D. | 8 kmph |
| Answer» B. 6 kmph | |
| 283. |
When do the two hands of a clock of just after 3 pm make 30°angel between them? |
| A. | :15:00 |
| B. | :10:54 |
| C. | :01:59 |
| D. | :5:20 |
| Answer» C. :01:59 | |
| 284. |
Vinay and Versha run a race with their speed in the ratio of 5 : 3. They prefer to run on a circular track of circumference 1.5 km. What is the distance covered by Vinay when he passes Versha for the seventh time? |
| A. | 5.25 km |
| B. | 6.25 km |
| C. | 3.2 km |
| D. | 4.5 km |
| Answer» C. 3.2 km | |
| 285. |
A is twice fast as B and B is thrice fast as C. The journey covered by C in 78 minutes will be covered by A in : |
| A. | 3 min |
| B. | 5.5 min |
| C. | 7 min |
| D. | 2 min |
| Answer» B. 5.5 min | |
| 286. |
A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half of this distance is covered in double the time, the ratio of the two speed is : |
| A. | : 16 |
| B. | : 1 |
| C. | : 1 |
| D. | : 4 |
| Answer» C. : 1 | |
| 287. |
A man reduces his speed from 20 kmph to 18 kmph. So, he takes 10 minutes more than the normal time. what is the distance traveled by him. |
| A. | 0 km |
| B. | 5 km |
| C. | 0 km |
| D. | 6 km |
| Answer» B. 5 km | |
| 288. |
A minibus takes 6 hour less to cover 1680 km distance, if its speed is increased by 14 kmph ? What is the usual time of the minibus ? |
| A. | 5 hours |
| B. | 4 hours |
| C. | 5 hours |
| D. | 0 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
A train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the tunnel a cat located at a point i.e. $$\frac{5}{{12}}$$ of the distance AB measured from the entrance A. When the train whistles the Cat runs. If the cat moves to the exit B, the train catches the cat exactly the exit. The speed of the train is greater than the speed of the cat by what order ? |
| A. | : 6 |
| B. | : 5 |
| C. | : 1 |
| D. | : 4 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. : 4 | |
| 290. |
A man goes to the fair with his son and dog. Unfortunately man misses his son which he realizes 20 minutes later. The son comes back towards his home at the speed of 20 m/min and man follows him at 40 m/min. The dog runs to son and comes back to the man to show him the direction of his son. He keeps moving to and fro at 60 m/min between son and father, till the man meets the son. What is the distance traveled by the dog in the direction of the son? |
| A. | 00 m |
| B. | 675 m |
| C. | 48 m |
| D. | 000 m |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» E. one of these | |
| 291. |
A6 cm long cigarette burns up in 15 minutes if no puff is taken.For every puff, it burns three times as fast during the duration of the puff.If the cigarette burns itself in 13 minutes, then how many puffs has the smoker taken if the average puff lasted 3 seconds? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 2 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. 2 | |
| 292. |
Walking $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of his normal speed, Rabi is 16 minutes late in reaching his office. The usual time taken by him to cover the distance between his home and office: |
| A. | 8 min. |
| B. | 0 min. |
| C. | 2 min. |
| D. | 2 min. |
| E. | 6 min. |
| Answer» B. 0 min. | |
| 293. |
A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is:%! |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 36 2/3 |
| C. | 37 1/2 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 294. |
A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is:%! |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 36 2/3 |
| C. | 37 1/2 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 295. |
A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:%! |
| A. | 14 km |
| B. | 15 km |
| C. | 16 km |
| D. | 17 km |
| Answer» D. 17 km | |
| 296. |
A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:%! |
| A. | 14 km |
| B. | 15 km |
| C. | 16 km |
| D. | 17 km |
| Answer» D. 17 km | |
| 297. |
It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the cars is:%! |
| A. | 2 : 3 |
| B. | 3 : 2 |
| C. | 3 : 4 |
| D. | 4 : 3 |
| Answer» D. 4 : 3 | |
| 298. |
A motorboat in still water travels at speed of 36 kmph. It goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. The time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be:%! |
| A. | 2 h, 25 min. |
| B. | 3 h |
| C. | 1 h, 24 min. |
| D. | 2 h, 21 min. |
| Answer» D. 2 h, 21 min. | |
| 299. |
A man covers half of his journey at 6km/h and the remaining half at 3 km/h. His average speed is%! |
| A. | 9 km/h |
| B. | 4.5 km/h |
| C. | 4 km/h |
| D. | 3 km/h |
| Answer» D. 3 km/h | |
| 300. |
A is twice fast as B and B is thrice fast as C. The journey covered by C in 78 minutes will be covered by A in :%! |
| A. | 13 min |
| B. | 15.5 min |
| C. | 17 min |
| D. | 12 min |
| Answer» B. 15.5 min | |